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I have a HBA1C of 66 working to get this down been diabetic nearly 14 years and I am have bad pains in my eyes anyone else suffering with this?
I agree with @Brunneria that it would be best to make an appointment with your optician for an examination - if there is an eye problem they will be able to advise you or refer you, if appropriate.
If you ever get severe eye pain accompanied by nausea, headache, blurred vision and haloes around lights, you should visit eye casualty ASAP.
I have a HBA1C of 66 working to get this down been diabetic nearly 14 years and I am have bad pains in my eyes anyone else suffering with this?
If you are worried about retinopathy, that does not cause pain.Iv got eye pain at the moment. Went through lots of routes, opticians (twice) , rang the hospital & got checked out there, GP (several times). They all said it’s nothing to worry about as it is mild damage but also said I shouldn’t be getting any pain so I’m still left in limbo. I do have a referral with the hospital eye clinic this week for more checks. My vision remains perfect though. Is this urgent? I’m not sure but my anxiety levels are through the roof at the moment.
If you are worried about retinopathy, that does not cause pain.
Did you have your eyes examined at the hospital eye casualty due to your eye pain? If so, the ophthalmologists would have identified any conditions which needed immediate treatment. Is your eye clinic referral this week as a result of visiting eye casualty ? If so, then you will be seen with the appropriate degree of urgency and should only worry enough to attend the appointment. It's important to realise that if your hospital referral was via diabetic eye screening that tests for retinopathy will not identify the reasons for your eye pain.
It's possible that you may not be examined by a doctor at the eye clinic - people with just maculopathy may be given an OCT test by a technician and a doctor reviews the results later. In that case, the person doing the test would not be able to comment on your eye pain. If you are examined by slit-lamp as well as having an OCT, the slit-lamp examiner may be an ophthalmologist so you could mention it to them.I was referred to more frequent screenings in December due to the lowest level of Malcupathy. However after my scan in February it has now been referred to hospital after ‘minor changes’. The pain has always been there though. When I went up to A&E they also sent me to the eye clinic they did check my eyes but didn’t find anything that would be causing the pain. So I’m abit stuck really. I will mention it when I go to my next screening tommorow just hoping they can come to some sort of solution.
It's possible that you may not be examined by a doctor at the eye clinic - people with just maculopathy may be given an OCT test by a technician and a doctor reviews the results later. In that case, the person doing the test would not be able to comment on your eye pain. If you are examined by slit-lamp as well as having an OCT, the slit-lamp examiner may be an ophthalmologist so you could mention it to them.
As the eye clinic have not previously found a reason for your pain, it is possible that your pain is coming from somewhere else near to your eye and you are experiencing it as eye pain (referred pain). For example, sinusitis is sometimes felt as eye pain. You should go back to your GP and ask them to continue unvestigating the cause of your pain.
thanks for your help. I will see what happens tommorow & take it from there.
Apparently background retinopathy is quite common after 10 years according to my pump consultant.. he said the sim of the game now is to keep it background
I don’t have pain from that and you shouldn’t…. But the last few years my eyes have deteriorated and my prescription changed if I don’t get new glasses or wear them then I start to suffer
So have you actually got an appointment now? How far out is it? I don't think you should be suffering in silence with the pain. Maybe talk to your GP? They should be able to tell you whether you need to be seen more urgently...The eye clinic at the hospital is under so much pressure at the moment it was so busy when I went.
So have you actually got an appointment now? How far out is it? I don't think you should be suffering in silence with the pain. Maybe talk to your GP? They should be able to tell you whether you need to be seen more urgently...
If you are referred to the eye clinic for eye pain, you should see an ophthalmologist and be given a slit-lamp examination. OCT for maculopathy is a separate pathway and will not be helpful in diagnosing the cause of your pain. Diabetic maculopathy is painless.I went to my GP over the pain & they can’t really do anything other than refer me to the eye clinic which is currently a very long wait for GP referrals & even then will I get to see an ophthalmologist or will it just be an OCT scan like i have just had? My next appointment will be in 3/4 months with the hospital to keep a check on the leak from the diabetes eye screening referral but that will probably just be another OCT scan. It even said on my result letter they are under a lot of strain from coronavirus. I’m hoping eventually I will get to see the ophthalmologist but they said no treatment is needed yet so I guess I’ll just have to wait & keep my control within range. Could the pain be nerve damage? I’m not sure.
If you are referred to the eye clinic for eye pain, you should see an ophthalmologist and be given a slit-lamp examination. OCT for maculopathy is a separate pathway and will not be helpful in diagnosing the cause of your pain. Diabetic maculopathy is painless.